Broncos play NFC West in preseason

Denver set for national TV against St. Louis on Aug. 24

DENVER -- In what figures to be a rehearsal for a season with plenty of national exposure, the Broncos will have one coast-to-coast television appearance in the preseason this year.

The Broncos play the St. Louis Rams on Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a national CBS telecast. It's the third of four games on Denver's preseason schedule.

The Broncos play at San Francisco in the Aug. 8-11 slot and at Seattle in the Aug. 15-19 slot. They will complete their preseason schedule with a home game Aug. 29 or Aug. 30 against Arizona. Dates for those games will be finalized soon.

The 49ers and Seahawks made the playoffs last season, with the 49ers losing to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

The NFL schedule is expected to be announced April 16. After going 13-3 last season, Peyton Manning and the Broncos figure to have several prime-time games when the schedule is announced.

The Broncos are expected to get a Thanksgiving game at Dallas. Other prime-time exposure is possible against the Colts, Patriots, Redskins, Texans and Giants, who are quarterbacked by Manning's younger brother Eli.

Denver's game against the Colts will be played in Indianapolis -- Manning's first game there as the opposing quarterback. The Redskins will come to Denver, making it coach Mike Shana-han's first game on the sideline here since the Broncos fired him after the 2008 season.

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